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surfacing

[sur-fuh-sing] / ˈsɜr fə sɪŋ /


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If the same concern keeps surfacing in different forms, the conversation hasn’t actually happened yet.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The issues surfacing in Little Lake echo the dynamic in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Within hours of the accusations surfacing on Friday, he lost the backing of prominent supporters for his gubernatorial run and many of his staff members resigned.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Submarines can claim an exemption if surfacing would put them at risk or if the number of people needing rescue is too large, but in that case they have to facilitate rescue by other means.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The wine was steaming and bubbling, and it came to Tristran then—the information surfacing from some long-forgotten fairy tale or piece of children's lore—that a unicorn's horn was proof against...

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman



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